The network uses the MIDI port to allow disk sharing between
        two ST's that are both running MX2NET. The remote
        drives can be used just like your local drives but they will of
        course be slower because of the transfer of the data through the
        MIDI ports.

        The remote drives are defined in the MX2NET.INF file. This is a
        ascii file with the drive parameters all on one line. For example
        if you have    cfr,dgr,eow     in your file.
                       |||       |
                      / | \       \
                     /  |  \       \
               remote local read    write
               drive  drive access  access

        You will be able to access remote drive C as your local drive F
        read-only. Remote drive D will be G and remote drive E will be O
        with write access. If you wish to change the drives simply edit
        the MX2NET.INF file, reboot your ST and rerun the MX2NET.PRG.
        A max of 14 drives can be defined with P being the highest. If
        there is no MX2NET.INF file no drives will be defined locally but
        a remote machine still can access your drives.

        The MX2NET.OPT file defines program options. It is an ascii file
        with all option characters in lower case. Current options are:

        t       :       Get GEMDOS date and time from remote ST.
                        Normally your "HOST" ST would not have this option
                        set.

        o       :       Mask over existing drives. If this option is set
                        it is possible to overlay a networked drive ID
                        over a real drive on the local ST by assigning
                        it's ID in the MX2NET.INF file. If this option
                        is not set a cold-boot is needed before restarting
                        MX2NET.

        m       :       Allow memory transfers to and from remote ST.
                        Enables shared memory and remote operation.

        5       :       Remote ST is 520ST. Screen physical memory is
                        found at 78000 HEX.


        Be sure to cross connect the midi cables ie... the MIDI out to
        the MIDI in on the other ST and vice verse.

                            midi in ___  ___ midi in
                  ST 1                 \/                 ST 2
                  HOST     midi out ___/\___ midi out    REMOTE


        The MX2NET.PRG is a standalone network driver that runs from
        the DESKTOP or another GEM program. It should NOT be installed
        in an AUTO folder. If ST 1 is the HOST it should be started
        first then start the program on ST 2.


        Drive 31 is a special ID that MX2NET uses for network function
        calls. Use the rwabs bios call to access these functions.

        A call to this ID to read sector 0 will return the local network
        status into the buffer.
        Sector 1 will return the remote network status.

        A write to sector 2 will send the buffer into the keyboard buffer
        in the remote ST. Location 0 in the buffer contains the count
        while location 1 is the start of the string. The buffer is an array
        0..63 of longs.

        A read to sector 3 will return in the buffer an array of checksums
        of the remote physical screen memory.
        Any read or write of a sector more that 3 will read that 512 byte
        section(s) of memory to or from the rwabs buffer.


        NOTE:

        mx2neta.prg                     :       RS-232 port version.
        netstat.prg                     :       read local network stat's.
        netstatr.prg                    :       read remote network stat's.
        netview.prg                     :       View remote ST's screen
                                                memory. Use the Undo key
                                                to exit.
  status record structure

  stat        = RECORD
                 inpackets      :       LONGCARD;
                 outpackets     :       LONGCARD;
                 retrys         :       LONGCARD;
                 checksumerrors :       LONGCARD;
                 timeouts       :       LONGCARD;
                 rwabsreqs      :       LONGCARD;
                 resets         :       LONGCARD;
                END;

  PS    It is recommended that this program be used for read-only access
        to your remote drives. It is possible to scramble the FAT if
        both machines try to write to the disk at the same time.